What we do

The Community Commission on Police Oversight (CCPO) provides a forum for people to take part in police oversight.

The CCPO's three core functions

  • Serve on panels to review investigations of police officer misconduct.  
  • Provide a public forum for community engagement in police oversight.  
  • Make recommendations to the Mayor, City Council, and the Police Chief.  

Get details about the commission

 

What the CCPO does

The Community Commission on Police Oversight may:

  • Request research and study with the Civil Rights Department’s Office of Police Conduct Review (OPCR). 
    Learn more about OPCR's research and study
  • Present results of research and study to the City Council, Mayor, and Chief of Police.
  • Make recommendations about police-related matters to the City Council, Mayor, and Chief of Police.
  • Create community outreach programs and activities with the Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission (MCCR). 
    Learn more about MCCR
  • Contribute to the annual performance review of the Chief of Police.
  • Make recommendations that prevent retaliation against people who file complaints about the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD).
  • Serve on the Police Conduct Review Panel as civilian panelists.
    Read the ordinance that established the CCPO 

About the commission

See CCPO meeting agendas, dates and times and the commission members in lims.